Nonce words, coined for the occasion

Feb 28, 20192 minutes

When Amazon founder Jeff Bezos wrote a blog post accusing the National Enquirer of attempting to extort him over sexually explicit photos, people had questions. Many of these questions were about his vocabulary.

Merriam-Webster reported that searches for “apoplectic” were up 1,300 percent after Mr. means “angry enough to trigger an – a heart attack or stroke.” Pretty angry, in other words.)